I though I was getting to grips with Vistas file organisation but this one
has thrown me:-

I work for a software development company so continually install and
uninstall software as part of our testing process. I installed a new copy of
an application and everything went fine. The system allows a user to create a
new sub-folder in which a copy of data files is placed. This all worked fine.

I then uninstalled the new software and it appeared to uninstall correctly.
The folder disappeared from within program files and the shortcuts were
removed BUT when I installed the software a second time the system found the
folder I had created following the first install.

I again uninstalled the software and the application main folder was again
deleted.

I cannot see the sub-folder from explorer and icacls does not recognise it's
existence yet I can navigate to the folder from within my Microsoft
development environment.

Anyone ideas!

Thanks in advance

Gerard

Ok, I have found the answer to this in Rick Strahls weblog from November 20th
2006 at

http://www.west-wind.com/wconnect/weblog/

The additional directory is placed in a virtualised folder along the lines:

c:\user\USER\appdata\local\virtualstore\program files\APPNAME

where USER is the name of the user and APPNAME is the application name

Ricks weblog goes a lot further on this and explains about multiuser
applications etc and best practice for this sort of application.

Gerard








"Gerard Harris" wrote:

I though I was getting to grips with Vistas file organisation but this one
has thrown me:-

I work for a software development company so continually install and
uninstall software as part of our testing process. I installed a new copy of
an application and everything went fine. The system allows a user to create a
new sub-folder in which a copy of data files is placed. This all worked fine.

I then uninstalled the new software and it appeared to uninstall correctly.
The folder disappeared from within program files and the shortcuts were
removed BUT when I installed the software a second time the system found the
folder I had created following the first install.

I again uninstalled the software and the application main folder was again
deleted.

I cannot see the sub-folder from explorer and icacls does not recognise it's
existence yet I can navigate to the folder from within my Microsoft
development environment.

Anyone ideas!

Thanks in advance

Gerard

Gerard

Well, that didn't take you very long.

Kudos for returning and posting the answer. This will help others who
experience the same problem.

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"Gerard Harris" wrote in message
...
Ok, I have found the answer to this in Rick Strahls weblog from November
20th
2006 at

http://www.west-wind.com/wconnect/weblog/

The additional directory is placed in a virtualised folder along the
lines:

c:\user\USER\appdata\local\virtualstore\program files\APPNAME

where USER is the name of the user and APPNAME is the application name

Ricks weblog goes a lot further on this and explains about multiuser
applications etc and best practice for this sort of application.

Gerard








"Gerard Harris" wrote:

I though I was getting to grips with Vistas file organisation but this
one
has thrown me:-

I work for a software development company so continually install and
uninstall software as part of our testing process. I installed a new copy
of
an application and everything went fine. The system allows a user to
create a
new sub-folder in which a copy of data files is placed. This all worked
fine.

I then uninstalled the new software and it appeared to uninstall
correctly.
The folder disappeared from within program files and the shortcuts were
removed BUT when I installed the software a second time the system found
the
folder I had created following the first install.

I again uninstalled the software and the application main folder was
again
deleted.

I cannot see the sub-folder from explorer and icacls does not recognise
it's
existence yet I can navigate to the folder from within my Microsoft
development environment.

Anyone ideas!

Thanks in advance

Gerard